The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-27

the control of our revenue SYSTEM may be in tho
| hands of the friends of American industry and
national development.
| The party that has, by destroying slavery.
made labor honorable, and which has. by the in
| auguration and maintenance of policy of pro-
lection made good wages. education, homes, and
| general prosperity possible, has given the high
/ est evidence of both ability aud disposition
satisfactorily TO solve the so-called labor ques-
TONS no matter whether that solution is to come
through provisions for arbitration, hours of la
Dor and similar measures, or through wiser.
| broader and faore comprehensive scheme OF per-
misslve leglsla ton. to authorize and make possl-
| bic here those plans of cooperation and profit.
sharing which have proven SO successful In some
| OF the older countries.
| In so far as national politics may have to do
herewith, there Is no hope except in the Repuo-
| llcan party for the suppression of the evils OF
the liquor traffic il the populous cities and States
| of the North.
There are other qualities TO be dealt with
about which there is, practically speaking. no
!! issue between the parties, but on account of
which it is important to restore the Republican
party to power, because of its superior capacity
and fitness to deal with them We have now
surplus revenue. 1t must either be diminished
or our expenditures must be increased; other.
wise there will be such an accumulation of the
money of the country in the vaults of the Treas.
ury to produce financial and business distress.
II the revenues are diminished, it must be done
in such way as not to disturb the business
| conditions of the country; and if the expendi
lures to be increased the5 must be gov.
erned by prudence and just regard for the
national welfare. We are all in accord about
The strict construction of the powers of the
general governments In these cases indicates the
old Democratic States rights tendency unduly &c
belittle the national power and again to give
vitality to the ante-war idea that it does not DO.
long to the people as agency for their benefit.
and that they must not be allowed to enjoy any
blessings therefrom that would attach them to
it-not even those necessary to dispel the hllgh,
of ignorance, overcome the calamity of drouth,
or relieve the horrors of earthquake.
1t was hoped that some acceptable way would
be found to dispense with, or at least lessen. Sc
far the United States government is eons
cerned. the internal taxes whisky and to-
bacco, no longer needed by it. and to enable the
several States who do need them to get the rev.
enues arising from this source; but so important
subject would not command any serious at
tention. In fact, no business proposition what
ever could find favor From first to last there
was nothing to encourage the hope TINT exclI
sion from power has improved opponents.
The plain truth is that the Democratic party
las no comprehensive business judgment It il
controlled by its Southern wing and that il
largely where the difficulty lies.
But. when all else is said and done, the fact
remains that there is a vast difference between
the respective standards of moral worth, polit
ical integrity and patriotic purpose of the two
parties. There is not an election precinct in the
whole country where any Democrat is not free
and safe vote according to his choice, and have
his vote honestly counted, and it has ever been
Interference by Republicans with Demo-
has never been heard of, and everybody knows
that the Republican party would not
accept the fruits of such crmea-or, in any man
ner shield the perpetrators of them, If they
should be committed in its interest. The moral
sense of the party would not tolerate It. Con-
trast this record with that which made the South
solid and with the attempts to til wart the will
of tho people in Chicago. indianapolis. Column
bus and Cincinnati; and remember how the
fruits and advantages of these crimes have been
eagerly appropriated and defansly defended.
and you have a striking measure of difference
to which nothing can be added by words
Reviewing only the past few weeks we have
Jefferson Davis uniting in words of compliment
and eulogy the occasions of the unveilinG oil
the statues erected in honor of John c. Cali
houn and Albert Sidney Johnston-one the author
of secession, and the other distinguished fot
nothing except as q soldier who fought to de
stroy his country. We have also seen the Demo
cratic State convention at Louisville cheering to
the echo Mr. Henry Watterson's allusion to the
dependent pension bill" as frauds patriotic
pauper linment warranted TO abolish vaga-
bondage by pensioning lot of tramps." We
have seen General Rosser ordering General
Sheridan to keep out of the Shenandoah valley;
or bring his rations with him. We have seen
the President of the United States, instead OF
Joining with the loyal millions of the
country in the sacred duty. of scatter.
ing flowers the graves of the dead
heroes, but for whose bravery and sacrifice OF
life the government of which he is the head
would not be in existence, going safshiDg" on
Decoration day And finally, we have seen this
same chief magistrate proceeding to surrender
the captured battle flags what he terms the
Confederate States, that they may bescarried
in public parade. and pointed to with pride. "a
though they were not still the emblems of trea.
son. of which the people of the South should be
forever ashamed. And all this for no other pnr
pose than to make it appear that because til
war is over" there should be no longer any dis.
tinction between the blue and the gray, and that
both should be rememb ered only, and alike, foi
the Tor they displayed, and on such basis a
establish a sentimental fraternity of feeling fol-
the present, to be followed with payment for cot
ton, slaves and confederate bonds by and by.
All these several steps and quietly
and patiently acquiesced in, until the last, but
that too much for loyal men to endure, and
they greeted it with such storms of protest and
indignation that haste was made to revoke the
order and postpone 1.-THE pleasant duty not be.
the sentiment was wrong, but because,
having examined the law with more care" il
thought best wait until Congress can
give authority to do lawfully what, had there
been Interference, would have been done un,
lawfully.
The Voice of Reform"
Philadelphia Record.